Presence of a cryptic Onchocerca species in black flies of northern California, USA
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) serve as arthropod vectors for various species of Onchocerca (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) that may be associated with disease in humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.
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Infective larvae of five Onchocerca species from experimentally infected Simulium species in an area of zoonotic onchocerciasis in Japan [PDF]
Parasite, 2008 Microfilariae of five Onchocerca species, O. dewittei japonica (the causative agent of zoonotic onchocerciasis in Oita, Kyushu, Japan) from wild boar (Sus scrofa), O. skrjabini and O. eberhardi from sika deer (Cervus nippon), O. lienalis from cattle, and
Fukuda M., Takaoka H., Uni S., Bain O.
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Black flies (Diptera : Simuliidae) attracted to humans and water buffalos and natural infections with filarial larvae, probably Onchocerca sp., in northern Thailand [PDF]
Parasite, 2003 Several Simulium species were investigated as to their biting habits and natural infections with filarial larvae at Ban Pan Fan, Chiang Mai Province, in northern Thailand.
Takaoka H. +4 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for Active Convulsive Epilepsy in Kintampo, Ghana [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015 INTRODUCTION: epilepsy is common in sub-Saharan Africa, but there is little data in West Africa, to develop public health measures for epilepsy in this region.
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 Onchocercosis is a parasitic disease caused by over 30 Onchocerca spp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) and predominantly affecting ungulates. Four Onchocerca spp. have been described in the European red deer (Cervus elaphus).
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Five Serologic Tests for Strongyloides stercoralis Infection [PDF]
, 2014 Background:The diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) infection is hampered by the suboptimal sensitivity of fecal-based tests. Serological methods are believed to be more sensitive, although assessing their accuracy is difficult because
Albonico, Marco +12 more
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A rare case of cutaneous onchocerciasis in North-East India, review of literature
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2020 Onchocerca volvulus is a spirurid nematode that mainly affects the rural poor of Sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, and parts of Central and South America. River blindness caused by Onchocerca volvulus is considered to be the second most common infectious cause ...
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Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1994 Des nodules sous-cutanés et de la peau ombilicale sont prélevés sur 6 Bos indicus onchocerquiens au Cameroun, pour l'étude anatomopathologiq ue. Les nodules à Onchocerca ochengi et Onchocerca dukei ont la même structure que celle des nodules à Onchocerca
P.N. Vuong +3 more
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Development of Onchocerca volvulus in humanized NSG mice and detection of parasite biomarkers in urine and serum. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: The study of Onchocerca volvulus has been limited by its host range, with only humans and non-human primates shown to be susceptible to the full life cycle infection.
Abraham, David +7 more
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What's in your next-generation sequence data? An exploration of unmapped DNA and RNA sequence reads from the bovine reference individual. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundNext-generation sequencing projects commonly commence by aligning reads to a reference genome assembly. While improvements in alignment algorithms and computational hardware have greatly enhanced the efficiency and accuracy of alignments, a ...
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